Improvement in car-couplings



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Car-Couplings.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BERNARD ALMONTE, OF GREAT BARRINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN CAR-COUPLINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 154,207, dated August1B, 1874 application filed June 6, 1874.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BERNARD ALMONTE, of GreatBarrington, in the county of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in, Car- Couplings, o'f which thefollowing is a s "eciiication:

The invention will first be fully described, and then pointed out in theclaim.

Figure 1 is a top view, having parts of the coupling broken away to showthe construc` tion. Fig. 2 is a side view.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the draw-head. `B is the coupling-link. C is the coupling-pin; D,the elastic bumper,

l against which the end of the link impinges when the cars cometogether. This bumper is forced forward against the 'stops E E when thecars are uucoupled by the spring E. F is the mouth of the draw-head. Inordinary couplings the link hangs down and has to be supported by handin coupling the cars. My improvement is in the bail G, by means of whichthe link is supported at any desired which the hooks engage, as seen inFig. 2. When the link is supported, as seen in the drawing, thecars willcouple automatically. Previous to coupling, the pin is drawn up and issupported on the lip K of the bumper. When the cars come together, thebumper is pushed back by the link, which allows the pin to drop. At thesame time the bail or supporter G is pushed back on the pins I I, whichdisengages the hooks from the ratchet-blocks J J, and thus allows theratchet-blocks to drop to nearly a vertical position, as seen in dottedlines in Fig. 2. The bail, when disengaged from the ratchet-blocks, issupported by the pins I I until it is again raised for the adjustment ofthe link. This arrangementobviates the necessity of going between thecars and risking life and limb in supporting the link by hand in theordinary manner.

This improvement may be applied to the common car-coupling by simplyattaching to the outriders of the draw-head the pins I I and theratchet-blocks J J, which may be cast on plates and screwed to thedraw-head.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- The pins I I and ratchet-blocks J J in combinationwith a link-supporter, G, and the draw-head of a car-coupling,substantially as and for the purposes described.

. BERNARD ALMONTE.

Witnesses:

JUSTIN DENNY, Jr., I. R. PRINDLE.

